"Two days ago a package on the 6.5 million encrypted passwords posted on a Russian hacker site. Those who posted it wanted help to crack the codes, which is common in such environments, says password expert and consultant in Evry, Per Thorsheim." (from Google Translate)

Oops.

EDIT: Multiple sources are confirming the breach, but no word from LinkedIn as yet.

Weird how I went in for an interview on Monday and the guy I talked to suggested I make a linkedin account to broaden my horizons. Now if the story turns out to be true, I bet the poop will really hit the fan when it is found out that the passwords were not encrypted.

Guys, this one is bad. Their passwords are encrypted but relatively easy to hack. If you are using the same password on other websites, it is high time to change it there as well. Tell all your users to do this as well !!! Here is more data over at Mashable: http://mashable.com/2012/06/06/6-5-million-linkedin-passwords"